P. Every day will bring you increased happiness. Beware of gambling. The patient will recover soon and live long. She will have a son and a daughter. Your partner will be rich and lucky. Your marriage will bring you much happiness. He or she loves you devotedly. Stay at home; you will not prosper otherwise. This friend will bring you good fortune. You will not get back your goods. He is ill and cannot come to you. Remain at home and depend upon your own industry. Prosperity is ordained to you. Be patient. Work, and don’t depend too much on luck. Your wish will be granted to you soon. Be very careful lest any accident befall you. [Illustration] Q. Joy and happiness between friends is your lot. This day is lucky. Use it. He will yet earn a fortune, although he is now poor. Recovery is doubtful. She will have a son who will be a genius. A rich partner with a bad temper will be yours. You insure your happiness by wedding. He has great love for you, but wishes to conceal it. Go on your journey without fear. It will be lucky. He is inconsistent and deceitful. You will recover your property in a week. The stranger may return unexpectedly. You will dwell abroad in comfort. You will surely prosper if you are modest. You will soon enjoy plenty. Be contented with your present fortune. FORTUNE-TELLING BY CARDS The Origin and History of Playing Cards. The history of playing cards extends back five hundred years, and various stories and theories have been mooted as to how and by whom they were first introduced into Europe. Many Eastern nations—notably those of India, China, Chaldea and Egypt—possessed cards for divination and playing purposes which differed both in design and use from those known in Europe at an early date. It seems from ancient manuscripts that the wise men of the East regarded cards with great veneration and ascribed to them mysterious powers. They considered them mediums of revelation from the celestial powers. Many authorities hold that playing cards were invented by Europeans. It is certain that they were known in Italy as early as 1379, and that the Moors and Saracens introduced them into Spain at an earlier date. The first cards were called “Nabis,” and the Hebrew word “_Nabi_” means to prophesy. This gives weight to the theory that the original intention of cards was for purposes of divination.